Bandwidth Usage in ISA Server Network performance can depreciate because of a number of issues. With ISA Server, you can use bandwidth priorities and bandwidth rules to set propriety levels for traffic. Effective bandwidth is the terminology used to describe the data transfer rate available to clients through dial-up connections or dedicated Internet connections. Bandwidth rules make it possible for you to set the priority for requests. Bandwidth rules are configured by specifying a number of policy elements: Protocol definitions IP addresses and users Destination sets Schedule Content types Bandwidth Read More

Hard drives are designed to contain and keep amounts of files that will be of great use. Although technologically made, hard drives are subject to fail or crash. They may operate perfectly in a given period of time, but because of the fact that they are not created equal, there's always a great possibility for them to fail and leave you frustrated and bothered with lost files. Worse is that hard drives crash often without warnings, although there are some instances that error messages and certain noises occur to give Read More

A server is a computer that ‘serves’ the network that it is connected to. It performs functions that are useful to the network. For example, there are file servers that store data and print servers that handle the network printing jobs. Businesses and other institutions often use servers to store important, possibly confidential, information and allow multiple users to access a single database via the Internet. Servers are also used for web hosting purposes to allow users to create a website and store that website’s files on a public storage Read More

Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) is an automated validation process integrated on later Microsoft operating system products. Windows Genuine Advantage was developed by Microsoft Corporation in order to bolster its anti-piracy campaign. This automated validation process makes it a requirement for Microsoft Windows OS users to go through a series of validation systems before being granted by the Microsoft website to download and subsequently install updates and various version releases of software programs. These updates and new releases of software program versions can all be found on Microsoft Download Center and Read More

Bluescreen 0x0000007b (0x7b) is a stop error that is displayed whenever the user is attempting to boot from a device that is inaccessible. An inaccessible boot device is usually a computer’s primary hard drive, but can be a CD player, USB port, or Flash Drive, depending on which device the user is attempting to boot from.   What Causes Bluescreen 0x0000007b? A wide variety of malfunctions, the most popular being that the user’s boot device has failed or has become corrupted, can cause Bluescreen 0x7b. The difference between a corrupted Read More

The Microsoft Registry Editor (regedit.exe) allows a user to view, search for and edit/update settings in the Windows Registry, which is a complex database that stores information about every component of the Operating System. Regedit.exe is installed by default during a standard Windows installation and is stored in the same folder as the Windows system files. Caution: You must exercise utmost caution while using the Registry Editor, as improper changes to the Windows Registry can cause irreparable damage, requiring a re-installation of the Operating System. To start Regedit.exe: In the Read More

An Overview on Performance Monitoring and Management Performance monitoring is the process of accurately and consistently measuring performance, so that you can identify any potential bottlenecks which may be impairing the way in which Active Directory performs within your environment. A bottleneck can take place on any Windows subsystem or network component, and occurs when one resource prevents a different resource from operating optimally. Incorrectly configured settings or the insufficient distribution of resources between network components can result in bottlenecks occurring. Monitoring performance can be considered the initial step in Read More

SMS 2.0 Queries Overview You can use a SMS query to search for information in the SMS site database. In fact, all data stored in the site database can be queried. This includes data relating to computer resources, sites, software distribution, and users and user groups. A query consists of one expression or multiple expressions conveyed using the WBEM Query Language (WQL). When the query is run against the SMS site database, the SMS Provider retrieves all data in the SMS site database tables that match the criteria defined in Read More

Windows error 619 occurs when a user attempts to reconnect a modem to the Internet after a successful connection and the computer fails to connect to the Internet. This error often forces users to restart their computer in order to successfully connect to their Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the Internet. This problem most commonly occurs on computers running the Windows XP operating system. Using third party applications that do not release the Winsock stack after being online also triggers it. Zone Alarm and Download Accelerator Plus are two of Read More

Systems Management Server (SMS) Installer Overview SMS Installer can be used to create self-extracting software installation files. These executable files contain the identical files and settings which were created when a specific application was installed. The SMS Installer reproduces all the components required to install the software. This includes an installation script as well, which controls the software installation process. SMS Installer provides the means by which you can maintain application and configuration consistency, and operating system consistency throughout the network. The features of SMS Installer are listed here: SMS Read More